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More than 20 people, many children, dead after school bus fire in Thailand
Video and images from the devastating bus fire show rescuers surrounding the scorched vehicle as it lay under an overpass near the country's capital, Bangkok.
Pesto, a massive, fuzzy baby penguin, waddles his way to internet fame
Pesto, the 9-month-old towering baby king penguin, weighs an impressive 46 pounds and devours 25 fish every day.
‘Like a ragdoll’: Man attacked by hippo recounts moment he was ‘grabbed’
Roland Cherry credits the staff at a tiny African hospital for saving his life after the hippo attack.
Woman dies in ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland, several people arrested
Several people were taken into custody on suspicion of inciting, and aiding and abetting suicide after a woman died using a Sarco pod.
Twins conjoined at the head separated in marathon 14-hour surgery
Minal and Mirha, 11-month-old girls, were born fused at the head and shared several vital blood vessels.
Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son died with Princess Diana, accused of multiple rapes
More than 20 women told the BBC that Mohamed Al-Fayed sexually assaulted them before the former Harrods owner died in 2023.
Kate Middleton marks quiet return to work following cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales marked her return to work with a meeting for a cause near and dear to her heart.
A day after trail-blazing ballerina dies at 29, her mother dies too
Michaela Mabinty DePrince was a soloist for the Boston Ballet and was considered one of the most prominent Black ballet dancers in the world.
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after 1st private spacewalk
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.
Ugandan Olympic athlete who died from burns gets military funeral
Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral.
Pope slams Harris and Trump, tells U.S. Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
'Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,' Pope Francis told reporters.
Thai cave boys’ coach trapped again, this time by typhoon flooding
Ekkapol Chantawong said Typhoon Yagi trapped him, his family, his girlfriend and her aunt on the rooftop of their home in Thailand, with no time to escape the raging floodwaters.
Tech billionaire emerges from capsule in 1st civilian spacewalk in history
Jared Isaacman helped finance the five-day flight and was the first to emerge out of the SpaceX capsule and marvel at planet Earth from above.
Ex-boyfriend accused of setting Rebecca Cheptegei on fire dies from burns
Dickson Ndiema Marangach was accused of dousing his girlfriend, a Ugandan Olympic athlete, in gasoline and setting her ablaze.
China ends foreign adoptions, leaving some hopeful families with questions
Only people who are blood relatives or step-relatives of Chinese children will be able to apply for international adoption.